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Microsoft has detailed its latest efforts to tackle cyber attacks targetting organizations in Ukraine. The Redmond giant revealed that it had successfully disrupted a series of high-profile attacks by a Russian state-sponsored hacking group dubbed “Strontium.” Strontium is one of the most popular APT groups worldwide that works closely with the Russian military intelligence agency…

With World Backup Day just behind us (and yes there really is such a thing – it was March 31st), now would be a good time to review your backup checklist to ensure your critical data has the protection that your organization requires. The following backup checklist can help guide you through the process of…

VMware has released patches to address several “critical” security vulnerabilities impacting its products. The company published a security advisory that encourages customers to apply all security patches and mitigations as soon as possible. VMware says that the security flaws in its enterprise software were privately reported by a security researcher at the Qihoo 360 Vulnerability…

Ansible is the most widely used DevOps tool for managing changes across your cloud or data center infrastructure. In this article, you will get an overview of how Ansible works and how you can get started with it. What is Ansible? Ansible is an automation platform tool used for easily deploying applications and system configurations on multiple servers. It can be used…

AWS Backup provides centralized data protection for your essential Amazon Web Services (AWS) services, as well as hybrid workloads leveraging on-premises VMware and VMware Cloud on AWS. AWS Backup is a fully managed, policy-based backup service that enables data protection at scale. Earlier this month, Amazon announced a couple of important enhancements to AWS Backup for…

Robocopy is a powerful command-line tool for Windows that allows users to synchronize files and folders from one location to another. Most common Robocopy commands Use these copy-paste-ready examples for the most common Robocopy tasks. Keep each command on one line, and test destructive jobs with /L before you run them. Test a Robocopy command…

Cloud Conversations is a weekly podcast that we’ll be featuring here on Petri. It’s about everything connected to cloud computing, including technologies like Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (MEM), Microsoft Defender, Windows, Intune, and much more! Cloud Conversations – Zoe Wilson on Viva, Career & Community Journeys Zoe Wilson is Microsoft MVP for Office Apps & Services,…

Microsoft has started rolling out a new update for its Teams collaboration service that should help users to make their presentations more engaging. The Presenter Mode feature in the Teams desktop app now lets presenters move and resize their video feeds. “Now, presenters can decide how they will be shown with respect to the content….

Microsoft has published details about a critical security vulnerability dubbed “Spring4Shell” in the Spring Framework for Java. The Redmond giant recommends its Azure cloud service customers to patch the critical remote code execution (RCE) exploit immediately. Disclosed by the WMware owned Spring on March 31, the company has already deployed a hotfix to address the…

Microsoft is holding its “Windows Powers the Future of Hybrid Work” digital event this morning, where Chief Product Officer Panos Panay announced some new security and management experiences for Windows 11. The company has announced security enhancements such as phishing protection capabilities, Smart App Control, as well as a premium endpoint management solution for helpdesk…

Microsoft is planning to roll out a couple of new experiences to Windows 11 users. Indeed, the biggest news is a redesigned Windows 11 File Explorer app with contextual suggestions that makes it easier for users to find important documents. The company also detailed new AI-powered meeting features and Windows 365 integrations. “The redesigned, cloud-powered…

Microsoft has released a preview version of Arm support on Azure virtual machines (VMs). The company claims that its new Arm-powered Azure VMs should offer up to 50 percent better price-performance compared to similar instances with x86-based processors. “The new Azure Virtual Machines, featuring the Ampere Altra Arm-based processor, further extend our portfolio of compute…